Roof bracket



H. A. HUBSCHMITT, JR

ROOF BRACKET Nov. 24, 1925. 1,562,965

Filed May 31, 1924 wmx Z .7

' tain new Patented Nov. 2.4, 1925.

UNITED STTESi retailer ZLAQ PATENT OFPIC ROOF BRACKET.

Application filed May 31,

To all whom it may concern Be it known that l, HENRY A. live SCHlrIl'Y'IT, Jr., a citizen of the United States, residing at Montciair, county of Essex, State of New Jersey, have invented cerand useful improvements in Roof Brackets, of which the following a speciiication.

This invention relates to an improvement in roof brackets especially adapted for use in shingling roofs with composition, asbestos, or slate shingles but capable of any of the uses to which a. roof bracket will. normally be put.

It is the purpose of this invention to provide a roof bracket which can be easily and quickly attached to and removed from the roof in position to hold the scaifold timber, shingles and any other weight which the user thereof may desire to put on the bra 'ket and in which the nails or other supporting means by which the bracket is secured to the roof will not project above the plane of the bracket to interfere with the user or scratch or tear the shingles if they are of composition asbestos, slate or the like.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a, one-piece roof bracket with means integral therewith for removably holding the scaffold timber against displacement but which will permit ready removal of the timber when desired.

Another object of the invention is to form a one-piece bracket which may be easily and cheaply manufactured and which will have all the adrantagemis features above outlined.

'teferringi; now to the drawings which illustrate a preferred embodiment of the in vention.

Figure l is a sectional View of the bracket showing the same secured to one of the roof joists.

Figure 2 is an enlarged view of the securing means showing how the bracket may be detachably secured to the joists and SliOWlZlgi the top of the nail head below the plane of the bracket.

Figure 8 is a plan view of the bracket.

Figures 4: and 5 are sectional views on the-lines fi'4: and 5-5 of Figure 3.

In the preferred embodiment, the bracket comprises an integral sheet metal member 1, provided with a relatively long); shank section 2 and an upstanding triangular portion 3 formed integral. therewith, the end t of 1924. Serial No. 716,853.

the triangular portion being secured to the shank 2 slightly below the midpoint thereof by means of a rivet On the apex of the triangle opposite the rivet 5, a portion of the bracket is punched out and turned upward to form a lip 6 between which and the shank 9., the timber 11 may be'supportei'l. The lip projects over the top of the timber and prevents the timber from being displaced from the triangular portion of the bracket by accident but at the same time permits easy removal and replacement of the timber when the bracket is to be moved.

The shank member 2 is slightly bowed at its midpoint so that it contacts with the joists or with the roof at the ends 2 and. 2* but is spaced therefrom at the midpoint 2 to accommodate the head of the rivet 5. This bowing of the shank 2 provides two flat bearing surfaces against the roof or joist and overcomes any tendency toward uusteadiness and rocking of the bracket from side to side as would be the case if the head of the rivet rested directly upon the roof.

The upper end of the bracket is provided with one or more beveled key hole slots 7 as indicated in Figure 3 with the portions of the slots toward the top of the bracket beveled outward from the lower to the upper plane of the sides of the shank 2 while the lower portion of the slots are beveled downward from the upper to the lower plane of the bracket to permit the bracket to he slipped downward over the head of a nail and be retained thereby. In securing the bracket to the roof one or more nails or other securing means 10 are driven into the roof or joist and the bracket applied by placing the portions 7" of the slots 7 over the head of the nail and pulling the bracket downward while at the same time pressing the bracket toward the roof or oist so that the head of the nail 10 will slip through the open portion 7 of the slot 7 as shown in the first broken line position in Figure 2 and slide along the upper beveled portion 7 of the slot 7 with the edges of these portions extending beneath the head of the nail to firmly secure the bracket to the nail with the head of the nail in the beveled recess and below the upper plane of the shank of the bracket. By attaching the bracket in this way the shingles may be safely piled on the top of the opening 7 and over the head of the nails without dangerof scratching the slate or tearing the asbestos or other fibre shingles when they are placed upon or re moved from the bracket. This manner ot securing the bracket to the root or joist also permits quick adjustment and removal of the bracket without marring the joist or root as the head of the nail projects when the bracket is removed a slight distance above the surface of the joist or root and may be easily pulled out of the same or may be driven into the joist or root so as not to project above the same and interfere with the application of the shingles thereto. To release the bracket it is merely necessary to push the bracket up until the nail heads slip through the open portion 7 of the slot 7. The bracket cannot catch on the nail heads as the milled or beveled portion 7" prevents this.

In compliance with the patent statutes, I have illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of my invention but it is to be understood that various modifications and changes can be made therein without d parting from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a root bracket of the type described, a shank portion, means projecting there from for supporting a scaifold timber, said shank being provided with a key hole slot, a beveled portion in the lower plane of said shank leading into the key hole, the upper portion of said key hole slot being beveled in planes convergingfrom the upper to the lower plane of the shank and adapted to it under the head of a nail or other securing means.

2. In a roof bracket of the type described,

a straight portion, adapted to rest upon the root, an integral triangular portion formed therefrom and secured to the straight portion at a point intermediate its ends, an integral ear projecting out from the top of the triangular portion, the top of said straight portion being provided with a key hole slot, a beveled portion on the lower side oi said straight portion leading into the key hole, the upper portion of said key hole slot be ing beveled in planes converging from the upper to the lower side of said straight portion, the walls of said slot being adapted to fit around the shank and under the head of a nail or other securing means.

3. In a root bracket of the type described, a boned shank portion adapted to rest upon the root, an integral triangular portion formed therefrom and secured to the shank portion at a point intcrn'iediate its ends, with the terminus of the triangular portion inside the triangle, an integral ear projecting out from the top of the triangular portion, the top of said shank portion being provided with a pair of key hole slots, beveled portions on the lower side of said shank portion leading into the key holes, the upper portion of said key hole slots being beveled in planes converging from the upper to the lower side of said shank portion, the walls of said slots adapted to it around the shank and under the head of nails or other securing means with the top of the nail head below the upper side 01 said shank portion.

In testimony whereof I have a'tlir-zed my signature to this specification.

HENRY A. HUBSCHMITT, Jr. 

